How helpful is austerity in practicing meditation?
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"Meditation is true austerity; when awareness deepens, non-essentials fall away effortlessly, revealing simplicity as a natural byproduct of your inner awakening."
According to Osho, austerity isn’t a technique to reach meditation; meditation itself is true austerity. When awareness deepens, non-essentials fall away on their own—then fasting or renunciation “happens” effortlessly and joyfully. Forced austerities only feed ego and suffering. So don’t ‘do’ tapas; awaken awareness. Let simplicity arise as a natural byproduct, not a goal.
Don’t force hard practices; just meditate, and the wish to drop unnecessary things will come naturally.
Why this matters practically
- Keeps practice joyful and sustainable.
- Avoids ego and spiritual showmanship.
- Focuses energy on awareness, the real transformer.
- Avoids ego and spiritual showmanship.
- Focuses energy on awareness, the real transformer.
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